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The Ministry said rice fortification has been adopted by seven countries, including the U.S., since 1958. | Photo Credit: V. Raju The Union Food Ministry, on Friday, countered the Opposition Congress’s allegation that the distribution of fortified rice through fair price shops is being done despite multiple warnings by experts and institutions such as NITI … Read more
Farm workers arrive to prepare the field for pokkali farming at Kadamakudy near Kochi. The field used for shrimp farming switches to pokkali farming just ahead of the monsoon. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT The move to extend the time period for fish and shrimp farming up to April 30, under the guise of climate … Read more
The central government has scrapped export duty of 20% on rice of seed quality in the husk (paddy or rough). Officials said the duty was scrapped after review of rice stocks. The exemption will be effective from April 11. The centre in September, 2022 had imposed an export duty of 20% on Rice in Husk … Read more
The soaring prices of cereals such as wheat and rice are a concern for the Indian economy even though the latest set of inflation data may overstate the extent of the increase, economists said. Inflation in the cereals category hit 16.12% in January compared to 13.79% in December, according to data released on Monday. Alongside … Read more
Thomas Zac | Photo Credit: Tushar_son Love rice? Try varieties you have never tasted, or even heard of before, at The Rice Festival, which will be held on February 4 in Mumbai at Jio World Drive to celebrates native varieties cultivated by India’s tribal communities. The festival, organised by Gujarat-based OOO Farms, visitors will get … Read more
Rice and palm oil are becoming more expensive in India. In the last one month, the price of rice has increased by up to 15 per cent, while that of palm oil is seen rising by Rs 5-7 a litre in the coming weeks. The basmati variety of rice is selling at a record high … Read more
The government has sufficient food grain stocks under the central pool to meet the requirement of the country’s food security program, additional allocation from PMGKAY, and other welfare schemes, informed the Central Government through a release on Saturday. About 159 lakh tonne of wheat and 104 lakh tonne of rice will be available as on … Read more
Minister for Food and Civil Supplies G. R. Anil on Wednesday flagged off mobile rice outlets as part of a government intervention to curb price rise. The rice vans, which the State Civil Supplies Corporation (Supplyco) has named ‘Arivandi,’ will visit 500 centres to sell rice at subsidised rates to ration card holders. The following … Read more
With the sowing season nearing its end, experts have warned that kharif crop output could be significantly lower this year as the area under cultivation of rice, urad and tur is down by an average of 52.98% from last year. Erratic rainfall has also caused crop damage in several areas, they said. “The lag in … Read more
India and Japan will provide food relief supplies worth millions of dollars to Sri Lanka which is grappling with its worst economic crisis, leading to nationwide protests over the government’s mismanagement. The Indian High Commission said here on Friday that an Indian ship laden with urgent relief supplies like rice, medicines and milk powder for … Read more